Free Web NovelChapter 1397: Chapter 1423: Labyrinth Ambush Battle
Although asking the Spider Queen to personally take the field is a pretty good deal, when it actually came time to pay, Da Fei was torn. A 10,000 Command Power army was definitely out of the question—Da Fei simply didn’t have that many cannon fodder. His Divine Artifact was priceless, so that was a no-go too. And 1,000 points of Life Limit? Don’t even think about it; an ordinary level-50 player’s total HP isn’t even 1,000. That only left 100 million Gold Coins and 100 million Experience.
Even though Da Fei and all his Vice Heroes still couldn’t level up due to the side effects of Time Freeze, the Experience had been stockpiled; just because he couldn’t use it now didn’t mean it’d be useless later. Especially since Da Fei had just dropped 4 levels and was dragging a whole family behind him—if he handed over that Experience again, what if the National War Suit opened and he couldn’t even reach level 50 to get in?
So that only left the Gold Coins. Gold Coins were just external possessions anyway, and Da Fei had just looted Demon Flame City for over a hundred million, so money wasn’t the issue. But wait! Compared to Experience, making money was actually harder, wasn’t it? Da Fei had fought through countless big and small battles; every time he’d get tens of millions of Experience, plus the daily navigator bonus of a few hundred thousand Experience. But how many victories actually gave him Gold Coins? None!
And judging from Little Li hiring power-leveling and buying Gold Coins to train Pandora, Gold Coins were now insanely valuable hard currency. This hundred million Gold Coins had to be worth at least a few hundred thousand in real cash and still be out of stock, right? Spending hundreds of thousands just to hire a god to take the field? Damn! That was basically the ultimate disgrace for a top-tier pro player!
So after a brief struggle, Da Fei steeled himself and paid 100 million Experience! Just a few big battles and he’d earn it back anyway, no need to freak out.
The Spider Queen clearly seemed quite satisfied with Da Fei’s payment: "Very good, then let’s get moving."
Nothing more to say then. The Spider Queen plus the 10 Angels in his Angel Summoning Space, plus 3 contracted Angels, were more than enough to bulldoze through a maze-style alley environment. The special terrain of the maze guaranteed the enemy couldn’t form a true encirclement. Then, bring a hundred Jungle Hunters along for some ranged fire support—too many troops would just crowd the place anyway.
And then, there was a key problem: Da Fei didn’t know the maze’s route map. Once he entered, he’d be wandering in circles forever. The enemy, having cleared the instance, definitely had the route map. Once they set up an ambush, it would be a classic "I’m exposed, they’re hidden." With their pro-level skills plus those unknown Summoned Demons, even if they couldn’t handle the Spider Queen, they might still find a chance to decapitate him! No way! He still had to bring some troops.
At that moment, Da Fei thought of his new unit, the Shadow Bats. These bats had three signature special skills: Stealth, sonic reconnaissance, and sonic attack—perfect for use in this kind of maze terrain. Alright, time to field-test the new unit.
Da Fei’s Shadow Bats numbered the 15 who surrendered when he attacked the nest, plus 3 more produced by the barracks during this time, for a total of 18. He had to say, the barracks was already level 10, yet production was still this low; Da Fei couldn’t even imagine how slow a level 1 barracks would be. And it seemed there’d been no fresh blood in a while, so production could only get slower. Anyway, see how they do in real combat. If they perform well, he’d find a way to collect more blood for mass production.
Once his forces were organized, Da Fei activated the key. The scene shifted, and Da Fei once again appeared at the long-missed entrance to the maze. But the radar showed nothing.
Da Fei frowned. No sentinel at the door? Then they must be inside the maze. They were definitely planning to let him go deep before blocking the entrance and surrounding him. Fine, bring it on.
So the first thing Da Fei did was put all 18 Shadow Bats into Stealth, then marched his troops into the maze. The reason for the Stealth was, of course, to avoid letting the enemy see that he had this secret weapon. But even if they saw it during the fight, it didn’t matter. These bats were a lot like the Volcano Demon Wolves he’d used back on the tournament server; even if they were exposed, it wasn’t a big deal.
Right after entering the maze, Da Fei activated the Shadow Bats’ sonic reconnaissance. Before long, more than twenty moving red dots lit up on the far end of his radar!
Da Fei was both ecstatic and shocked! Holy crap, this reconnaissance effect was sick! No wonder Elena said the Shadow Bats could detect prey several kilometers away in the dark underground. With this Divine Skill, his God-level Reconnaissance Technique—which he’d long been dissatisfied with—could totally retire!
Alright, now they were exposed and he was hidden. Time to see how he wiped them out along the way!
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U.S. Supernova Command Center, Special Operations Squad. Tommy and the other teens had already been searching and treasure-hunting in the maze for over ten hours.
For the Supernova Team, even though they didn’t get the brick clue at the entrance like Da Fei did, they still had channels to get relevant intel from the designers of this instance. So they just did a carpet search while grinding skills. So far, all the team members had repeatedly gotten Master-level Luck Skill prompts from those occasional fleeting glimmers of treasure light.
Of course, this seemingly dumb action wasn’t just about treasure-hunting. It was to ambush Da Fei, and also a training exercise by Captain Fortson for these young players. Fortson, a career soldier, believed patience was an essential quality for an excellent soldier—like a sniper who can lie in wait in the same spot for days and nights.
But this quality could no longer be seen in these teens, or even in pro players from all over the world. Today’s esports scene was too impatient, always exaggerating a pro player’s commercial value with "how many tens of thousands they earn per minute," always using so-called optimal efficiency to squeeze every second.
But did they succeed? Compared to Da Fei, who made his fortune at sea, they were all losers! Because all the national pro teams pursued this so-called optimal efficiency, not a single team chose to start with that monotonous, empty sea route. Facts proved: the whole world was wrong. And this mistake was something the American Team especially couldn’t accept. It was still not too late to fix it.
Just then, red light burst and a golden flash appeared on one team member’s screen, and a huge red dot appeared on the radar.
The team member cried out, "Oh my God! The Magic Energy Crystal is detecting a golden high-energy reaction at the maze entrance—there’s a God-level Unit entering the instance!"
At that moment, the bored, drowsy players all jolted awake: "Is it Dafei?"
Tommy reacted immediately: "No. 15 and No. 11, activate the Ghostly Sentinels. No. 1 and No. 2 at the entrance withdraw immediately to avoid alerting Da Fei! Notify the Mitsubishi Team at once. After Da Fei enters the maze, they’re to send someone into the instance to block the door. And ask them if they know what Da Fei’s God-level Unit is..."
"Yes, Sir!"
The next moment, Captain Fortson, who’d received the news, rushed to the scene as well.
Tommy immediately asked for instructions: "Captain, we’ve discovered Da Fei has a God-level Unit. Do we engage?"
Fortson’s brow twitched: "What do you think?"
Tommy gritted his teeth: "Of course we engage. Only a God-level Unit is worthy of us summoning Demon Servants to kill it!"
Just then, another member reported, "Captain Mitsubishi has an important report!"
Then Tsukamoto appeared on the big screen: "Reporting to Mr. Fortson, our team is already on standby at the instance NPC. Regarding Da Fei’s God-level creature, from the NPC’s intel, it is very likely the God-level avatar of the Rose Spider Queen Da Fei summoned. This avatar has just wiped out a God-level Monster deep underground..."
After hearing Tsukamoto’s report, the teens of the Special Operations Squad stirred noisily: "Rose Spider Queen? That should be a middling-level god, right? Can our Demon Servants beat it?"
Fortson’s face darkened: "Captain Tsukamoto, you’re also a player who can summon Demon Servants. Do you think it’s feasible to defeat this Spider Queen avatar?"
Tsukamoto replied solemnly, "It’s just an avatar, so I can’t say for sure. However, according to the summoning rules of Divine Demons, since Da Fei can bring a god into an instance, he must have paid a huge amount of sacrifices. The stronger the god, the more he pays. Once it’s killed, Da Fei’s losses will be predictable."
Fortson nodded gravely: "Alright, then have one team member summon two Demon Servants to attack front and back in the maze. Let’s test this Spider Queen avatar’s strength first."
Tsukamoto said happily, "Hai! Our team is ready for orders at any time."
Tommy immediately ordered, "Player No. 1 and No. 2, who are closest to Da Fei, summon your Demon Servants! Everyone else, get into position and head to the ambush point immediately!"
(Ah, no状态... so uncomfortable) (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you’re welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)
